Former WWE star and 43-year-old MMA newcomer Dave Bautista won his professional fighting debut on Saturday night.
Bautista, who didn't have an opponent secured until five days before the event, ultimately scored a TKO victory over replacement and MMA journeyman Vince Lucero.
The event took place at "CES MMA: Real Pain" at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. It aired and streamed via pay-per-view.
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Dave Bautista spent the better part of a decade pretending to get punched in the face as a pro wrestler.
Now that the 43-year-old heavyweight is less than a week away from his first chance to do it for real as a mixed martial arts fighter, he can hardly wait.
The question he keeps hearing over and over - the one he can't seem to supply a satisfactory answer to - is, why?
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Former WWE star and longtime MMA enthusiast Dave Bautista is slated for his pro-fighting debut on Oct. 6.
The 43-year-old, perhaps best known as "Batista" during a WWE title reign, will fight New York-based heavyweight Rashid Evans (1-2 as an amateur) at a CES MMA event at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., TMZ today reported.
Back in 2010, Bautista told MMAjunkie.com he in talks with Strikeforce about a possible deal.
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Watch Kron Gracie compete in his first MMA bout. Tuesday night in Japan, Kron Gracie competed for the first time in Mixed Martial Arts and he had a successful debut as the headliner of Real FC 1. He took on a Korean wrestler in Kim Hyung-Su and Rickson Gracie's youngest son quickly showcased the grappling chops their family name has been synonymous with. After pulling guard, Kron immediately locked up an armbar and ended the fight in just 65 seconds. Kron trained with Nate and Nick Diaz, Gilbert read news >>

While it wasn't quite the same stage that fellow former WWE champion Brock Lesnar made when he moved to mixed martial arts, 43-year old Dave Bautista had a successful fighting debut on Saturday night and promises to deliver more in the future. read news >>

Following in his father's footsteps, Kron Gracie tested his royal Brazilian jiu-jitsu pedigree in a pro MMA bout in Japan, a place where his father Rickson forever solidified his name in the sport's lore in the 1990s. And like Rickson did in his first bout in Japan in 1994, Kron scored a first-round submission win in his first fight in Japan. In what was his pro MMA debut, Kron put his top-flight grappling chops on display and submitted South Korean Hyung Soo-Kim with an armbar just 65 seconds i read news >>

LAS VEGAS -- Former WWE star CM Punk discusses why he joined the UFC, his journey, why he left the WWE, how he has been received by other UFC fighters, when he first talked to Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta, how long he expects to compete, where he might train, when he might debut, and more. read news >>

Gabi Garcia wants to make her transition to MMA, but she wants to face a real challenge. Garcia, a nine-time jiu-jitsu world champion and ADCC winner, has signed a deal with Japanese promotion Real Fight to make her MMA debut in Tokyo on Dec. 23. It was announced that Garcia would be facing 42-year-old Japanese fighter Megumi Yabushita, who competes in the bantamweight division. Garcia, who is willing to cut down from 226 to 198 pounds for her first MMA bout, told Tatame that she hasn’t agreed t read news >>

On the latest Asian MMA Update, Watch videos from MIMMA 2 and PXC 45, and find out when Kron Gracie will finally make his MMA debut. There's a bunch of news coming from the region, so here's another Asian MMA Update to get you all up to date: KRON GRACIE SET TO MAKE MMA DEBUT THIS DECEMBER China-based Real Fight Championship is heading to Japan, and as announced earlier they will be featuring the Mixed Martial Arts debut of BJJ royalty, Kron Gracie. Although there wasn't an opponent mentioned ye read news >>

Although it has been rumored Gina Carano will return to mixed martial arts to face UFC women’s bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey, the ex-Strikeforce titlist currently has other endeavors lined up for the second half of 2014. read news >>

Although it has been rumored Gina Carano will return to mixed martial arts to face UFC women’s bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey, the ex-Strikeforce titlist currently has other endeavors lined up for the second half of 2014. read news >>